The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-26
HlNILTON'S STArEMGN I.
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JONES S. HAMILTON,

JONEo Cs hhmlLlON,
being sworn, said: would like TO say be-
not so we'll today as 1 have been; that have
been taking medicine and feel weak. II
do not feel able to get through will have to
ask you TO put " of until tomorrow TO fnish.
Testimony taken In answer to questions
by n. N. Miller: am the Jonos b, Hamil-
ton who kilitd H, ID. Gambrell. Asked TO
give a statement, from the time he left home
after dinner, OF as movements tii the affair
dinner. do not know exactly at What time
Ia the evening. | left the poni military per-
haas about dark. Went In my buggy TO
Stew rts drug store; Told my boy that was
clothing, and bring the red wagon down.
Stayed there some time talking with some
gentloman about the Builders Association.
/ then got in the carriage, with
over - Wet Jackson, Cadwalladsr and 9TH
ers went with me. and had a glass of beer;
talked with several persons, Williams, AL
brecht and othert. Some days before hat
pasture, and l had told them that | would
rent them one near town. Albrecht said on
this oooa,ion tina they would take IL II l
would let thom have II the frat year for the
fencing; had no other conversation with
him that night; I told him l would; Heard
DR.. Graft say, during the day, that he was
going TO Philadelphia, and | told him was
glad of II, and would 80 down to see him
of, and if he. returned we'll | would meet
him. with the brass band went
train, and turned around and came
back, and met Wolfe, who told mo he
had tolegrAphed for DR.. Bailey about his son;
| went 30 aud met Mr.. Gibson aud asked
with me and tpend the night. lie said that
he had to tako tho train ear y the next morn
ming, and declined - go. / told him that
would send him to the train, but he declined
In m M N N ali 70
of mine, anda good friend l got in my
| carriage and started home, and had Eubanks
In the carriage with me. was sitting on
the south side OF the carriage, in the corner,
We neared the main bridge heard a pistol
shot and looked out and saw Mr. uambrelI.
He fred n second shot, and jumped out OF
| tho, carrieEe, landing on, the end Of the
first shot. / fred 9geip, and passed
again. lie fred, We continued to
fire. advanced on him. The last
cartridge. AZ that time was at right angles
| across tho bridge, | raised my loft arm to
grasp him, lntending.to hit him with my
hand when he fred, breaking my arm. AT
that time he was two-Ihirds down. / hit HIM
with my pistcl and knocked him back, and
then knocked him with my pisto again,
| Then turned around and went back of tho
foot briago on tho main bridge. lie came
| from tno cast from semeMhoro ana cal cd
Eubanks toward the postofiics. | told him
to get my carriage and 20 ana tell my wife
| was ehot and to get u doctor. tben won't
back toward the body, and walking over the
bridge several porsons were there Cara
way came up and handed. him my
pistol. don't know who took 1t He
put cut the fro on my coat. | commenced
bleeding and turned to go OF, whom met
John Mckee and Others and went to drug
store: tsld some persons on tue bridge
that was shot. did not know how serious
III was In the stomachl till got to the drug
oSsstiOu-was the cry of Murder" ut.
toredG
Answer-I could not say that II was.
GAmbrell uttered some exclamation after
my frat shot which was the thi d shot made.
0ambrell never at any time during tho tray
SH,ISa my name ,S gsmbreIl hTed onc she. ,Sp
shot struck me in the wrist and In the stom-
ach. My hrst shot knocked him down.
felt stinling sensation. Ills second shot
did not hat me. When alighted from the
OF bridge, about opppoSltj end Of the csard,
an fred two lhOts from that position
0ambroll was then standing nearer 10 tho
chard OF the bridge than whore he was when
chard, and nearer the chard than the center
otthe roadway. knocked him down with
my first shot, and fired again as he was ris-
ing before he got up then advanced TO the
chard and got on TIE foot bridge. Tho third
time shot him down he never got up again.
| cannot say at what point he was whom
fred my third shot: Gsmbrell ited the Last
sEQt. We were right on each other. lie was
hal up. never left the foot bridge till the
hght ended, Whom a cd third shot 90
not know ais post on. Ny shots kn oeked him
down twice; l don't remember Which shot
knocked him down the second time. IL
would DO impossible TO tell whether he was
up or down when my third shot was fred.
was right over him when no fired the last
shOt' lie was leaning 90 his arm and /
struck him, Could.not tell when 10 get up
the second time. IsnRpped my pistol once
after the trst we're exhausted not BnOwing
that they wer exhausted. had two pistols,
the one with whicp did the killing and a
small or pearl handled pistol. think / put
iton az hone aud went TO the penitentiary,
Whete went pretty soon after dim or and
then n9sr drk; had been carry ing II for
seNerM dAyt. lhabltuAlly carry that pittol